OCTC Fall 2024 Graduates

by Hailey Ballard

Owensboro, KY (12/19/2024) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) held its Commencement Ceremony on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at the RiverPark Center. The college awarded 728 credentials to 464 graduates. The credentials awarded included 306 associate degrees, 404 certificates, and 18 diplomas.

OCTC Honors Graduates are denoted with a single asterisk as a *Graduate with Distinction, earning at least 45 credit hours (for a degree) or 30 credit hours (for a diploma) at a KCTCS college, earning a GPA of 3.4-3.59 on all work attempted; or a double asterisk as a **Graduate with High Distinction, earning at least 45 credit hours (for a degree) or 30 credit hours (for a diploma) at a KCTCS college, earning a GPA of 3.6 or higher on all work attempted.

The OCTC Outstanding Student Awards are exemplary students nominated by faculty in the program area and included: Air Conditioning Technology- Braxton Benson, Computer & Information Technology- Brandon Rapier, Education- Lexy Ferguson, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education- Andrea Mills, Medical Assisting- Tara Embry, Nursing- Hannah Whitsett, Psychology- Laura Ramburger, TECH-X- Adrian Crampton, TRiO- Colleen Moore.

Administrative Office Technology- Laura Deanne Atkinson Ramburger**, Beth Ann Webb**

Agricultural Technology- Abigail Michele Hayden, Alison Paige Hinton

Air Conditioning Technology- Braxton Alexander Benson**, Nicholas Keith Doss, Wendell Marcus Parham, Neh Reh*, Lay Kpru Thaw

Associate in Arts- Gabbrielle Abbott, Courtney Boarman Allen, Jacob Palmer Alvey, Edward Miquade Baggarley, Tyler Clayton Bard**, Tylo Paul Berry*, Josie Caroline Booker*, Ashley Denise Bowlds, Julia Bowlds, Kimberly Michelle Burns, Lynn Carter*, Stephen Conley, Lillian Kate Cook, Katherine Gail Crowe**, Sophie Larissa Daugherty**, Karley Eileen Dodd*, Benjamin Joseph Ebelhar**, Hannah Eckstein, Courtney Elizabeth Evans, Mary Ferguson, Laura Flahardy, Katelyn Franks, Jodi Nicole Fulkerson**, Evelin Godinez, Deborah Kaye Gott, Jonathan Hagan, Owen Griffin Handley, Amya S. Harris*, Katie Oneal Harris*, Cullin David Hartloff, Brittany L. Hester, Alison Paige Hinton, Alex Edwin Howard**, Bryson Jay Howard, Kirsten Lee James, Andrea Lauren Johnson**, Jaden Avery Johnson, Asha Keri Kidd, Chloe Kathryn Kirk, Brianna Michelle Lawrence**, Selena Lopes, Caymon Ariez Lowery, Lyric Olivia Madison, Mya Lillian Martin, Jo Beth Mathews, Jameson A. Mayfield, Aiden Cas McCarthy**, Phoebe L. Miles, Jessica Michelle Mitchell**, Carlie Jo Murphy, Yambenu Esther Ngurinziza, Jessica June Ogilby, Jamiee D. Parm, Neel Dilipbhai Patel*, Audrey Payne**, Kenneth Ray Rideout, Blair, Holliday Roberts, Amanda Kelly Rone, Michelle Sandefur, Cynthia Marie Scherer, Krystal Renea Schindler*, Tanna Schroder, Shea Patrick Sharkey, Leanna Shelnutt, Heather Lynn Shreve, Trina Lynn Smith, Olivia Faye Snodgrass, Kyndall G. Spears Owens, William Wesley Stilwell, Candace Marie Taylor, Sharon Nayelli Thomas Aguilar**, Lillian Thompson**, George Vest Triplett, Joanna Vazquez, Mendy Gail Vincent, Kai Diana Wagoner, Ashley N. Ward, Halle Sue Warder, Renee Weiler, Holden James Westerfield*, Abbie Lee Wilkerson*, Pamela S. Willoughby, Mckinley Danielle Wright, Hanna Nicole Young

Associate in Science- Olivia Fayth Adams, Jacob Montgomery Barlow, Kindra Elizabeth Bellmar-Green*, Natalie Dawn Boehman, Francisco Briones-Ontiveros, Molly Catherine Brown**, Ashleigh Lynn Bunch, Carlie Burden, Kayla Butler, Jennifer Marie Clouse, Niyah Crowe, Abigail Lauren Deweese**, Kallie Drane*, Braydon Leo Drury, Morgan Anne Durham, Kate Elizabeth Edge, Haley R. Fitzgerald, Krista Gail Glenn, Juliet Guerrero*, Laura Ann Hall, Katherine Hamilton, Talara Hawk, Lisa Marie Hendricks**, Kaitlyn Renee Hill*, Gracie Renee Hoffman**, Shyanne Star Hoover, Sydney Howard, Briana Lynn Hudnall*, William Jordan Igleheart, Tina Marie Johnson, Angela Joines, Kayla Amber Jones**, Collin Kreisle**, Mercedes Mae Lenn, Kelci Reese Long, Hannah Kathryn Martin, Robert Thomas McFall**, Beh Meh, Brianna Jewell Mooneyham*, Nidhi Dilipkumar Patel**, Abigail Marie Payne**, Cheyenne Nichole Pearce, Louiesa Nicole Peligro, Madelyn Petri, Katharine Suzanne Polston, Mckenzie Sue Rhye, Karoline, Shayna Riley, James Aaron Roberts**, Lydia Clare Roberts**, William Blake Roberts, Seth Isaac Robertson, Jamison Robinson**, Yadira Santos Castro*, John Andrew Schmitt, Sarah Shockley, Sarah A. Simmons*, Sophie Clare Simone**, Kyndall G. Spears Owens, Carub Isaiah Staves, Gracie Survant**, Hollie Anne Tatum, Amanda Jean Thomas, Carissa Anne Thrasher, Samuel Jagger Tipton, Jonathon, Michael Tucker*, Ashley Danielle Wagner, Alyssa Nicole Waugh, Mary-Katherine Ruth Westerfield, Jessica Dawn Whitaker, Hannah Lynn Wilkins*, Maggie Claire Wilson

Automotive Technology- Dalton Marcus Daniels, Alyson Faith Goodman, Tanner B. Hanson*, Jonathan Elias Stefanopoulos, Jarel Lamond Thruston, Adrien Mitchell Withrow*

Business Administration- Tyler Clayton Bard**, Brady Lin Belcher*, Tylo Paul Berry, Emmie Elizabeth Brumley, Nicholas Pete Bunch, Nick Bunch, Abbey Jean Burden, Jennifer Burden, Matthew Porter, Jackson Cain, Mariah Katlin Cash, Nicholas Clemens**, Danielle Anne Clow, Davis Connor, Rhea Michelle Cooper, Brenda Michelle Davis, Autumn Duckett, Melanie Dawn Emmons, Dominique Chantal Fambro, Jonathan David Fernandez**, Braxton Dean Fleming, Maia Mackenzie Floyd, Shannon Fry*, Audrey Kaye Funk, Michael Gardner**, Jessica M. Green, Tamara Elizabeth Harlan, Amya S. Harris*, Lexi Havener**, Angela Gayle Horton, James Lucas Howard, Emma Rose Hurst, Dwaine Henderson Jackson, Ralph Lynn Jones, Hortense Nkuya Kalambayi, Nickie Lee King, Jaxon Kirkwood, Christa Nicole Lowe, Jeffrey Thomas Lyons, Grant C. Mills, Colleen Renee Moore, Veronica Murray**, Natalie Brook Patterson, Bway Paw, Devyn Powers, Hailey Prater, Holden Raley, Guillermo Ramirez, Alicia Nicole Roller, Shea Patrick Sharkey, Raven D. Smith, Trina Lynn Smith, Camryn Paige Stahler*, Chloe Allison Steenbergen, May Sabai Win, Nichalas Bradon Winkler*, Charlie Elizabeth Wright

Computer and Information Technology- Kendra Nichelle Alvey**, Caleb Mikale Bourland**, Matthew Alexander Brown, Shawn Cook**, Garrett Crumes**, Michael Wayne Duff, Jacob Loren Emmick, Bryson Jay Howard, Ryan Douglas Huff**, Brandon Jones**, Bukasa Dan Kalambayi**, Kaseka Jemina Kalambayi*, Nancy Kalambayi Kalambayi**, Elijah Lane Porter, James Brandon Rapier**, Jacob Rickard, Daniel Erich Scott, Tara Wilson*, Xavier Young

Computerized Manufacturing & Machining- Maverick Dade Bevil, Patrick L. Bolin, Emily Ann Campbell, Adrian Micheal Crampton, Josh Tyler Crisp, Blaine Durall, Pablo Gonzalez, Robert Gregory Hayden, Tyshaun Herring, Jill Catherine Johnson, Hayden Wesley Miller, Jade Leslie Claude Miniard, Javier Purdiman, Nickolas Dewayne Rogers, Jenna Day Soderling, Rubiel A. Velazquez Chun

Construction Technology- Noah Xander Oglesby, Rubiel A. Velazquez Chun

Criminal Justice- Laura Flahardy, Kayla Irwin, Conor Ray Morrison*, Jessica Young

Diesel Technology- Alyson Faith Goodman, Ashton Dakota Mason, Jonathan Elias Stefanopoulos, Colton West

Electrical Technology- Nathaniel Coomes**, Thomas Zhi Wei Dong*, Edward Jaxon Floyd, Ethan Matthew Howard, Kaleb Scott Howard, Nathan Gage Howard, Calvin T. Johnson*, Richard Allen Mathews**, Javonte Oneal McHenry, Jacqueline P. Miller*, Nolan James Mills*, Dylan Nonweiler, Parker Lane Patterson, Caleb Michael Payne, Katherine Hannah Payne*, Jaxson Andrew Raymond, Dakota James Ross, Darren James Scoggins Jr.**, Dakota Lee James Temple, Isaac William Woodfall**, Johnathan Robert Wroe*

EMS - Paramedic- Emily Faith Baehr**, Hayden Isaac Bullis, Madelon P. Butler, Stephanie Elaine Collins, Mahala Evelyn Cowherd, Stephen Jarrett Daming, Joshua Dumm, Caitlyn Brooke Fralick, Josie Lynn Hockman, Michelle Maroney, Joshua Kyle Meyers, Kieran Emrys Miller, Andrew Wesley Parker, Scott Ray Pitt, Haley Renee Riggs, Nathaniel Roy, Erika Rae Southard, Brannon Westerfield, Allie Marie Williams, William Ian Williamson, Raymond Lee Yates

Engineering and Electronics Technology- Payton Hunter Blair, Kanyon Thomas Bullock*, Katherine Payne Hannah Payne*, Darren James Scoggins Jr.**

Fire Rescue Science Technology- David Owen, Matthew Paul Statdfield

General Occupational Tech Studies- Timothy Dakota Kendall, Nathan Meredith, Jonathon Pearl

Healthcare Facilities Leadership- Peter Edward Santiamagro, Mark Thomas Thorpe

Industrial Maintenance Technology- Tyce Zane Beehn*, Benjamin Hunter Bratcher, David Michael Englert Jr., George Bernard Flood**, Sean Henson, Cameron Thomas Horsley, Nathan Gage Howard, Cody Allen Kempf, Richard Allen Mathews**, Jacqueline P. Miller*, Bryce Cameron Pate, Kaleb Travis Porter, Cristian Rodriguez, Edgar Rodriguez, Kyler Allen Stovall, Johnathan Robert Wroe*

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education- Valarie Vaye Brown, Katie Croft, Stephanie Lynn Dowell, Carlie Ann Hansen, Andrea Mills, Hannah Catherine Mills, Gracelyn Dianna Patrick, Keilah Vergason, Zaiden Raeanne Walden

Kentucky Medication Aide- Lorrie Campbell, Samantha Marie Glover, Hannah Nicole Greer, Taylor Lee Hamersly, April Dawn Hampton, Terah S. Johnson, Bridget Lynn Menke, Holly A. Merideth, Sangita Mongar, Piper Anastasia Pate, Leah Daneille Register

Medical Assisting- Emily Kristine Bennett*, Tara Beth Embry, Sophie Clare Simone**, Summer Lorraine Watson

Medical Information Technology- Jennifer Lynn Boarman, Whitney Marie Duncan

Medical Nurse Aide- Hillary Leann Baggett, Zamoriah K. Brumley, Haley Marie Burns, Lisa R. Burns-Kirby, Estrella Melany Cantoral-Douglas, Liam Connor Carey, Monica Castlen, Leeanna Jan Cooper, Kanesha Crowe, Griffin D. Dejarnette, Kenzie Leigh Duncan, Samantha P Durham, Makenna Reece Greenwell, Sequoia Summone Harris, Melanie Haycraft, Haley Nicole Haynes, Madison Brooke Helms, Kayla Danielle Hillard, Madison Siara Holland, Destiny Howard, Kimberly Rose Iler, Collin Kreisle, Kelci Reese Long, Cheyenne Storm Marshall, Jelaine Massingill, Carlin Monana McCarley, Halee Jo McDaniel, Jayson David Miles, Caleigh Alexis Millay, Brooklee Carmen Miller, Veronica Rose Mimms, Lacey Nicole Morris, Bryson M. Noffsinger, Kinsley Ann Norris, Natalie Anne Padgett, Shreya Patel, Abigail Marie Payne, Kenya Nicole Peters, Mackenzie Dean Pharris, Sydney Rager, Caleb Scott Ranallo, Brooklyn Araya Rednour, Lilli Raye Revelett, Tatyana Robinson, Abigail Kristin Scott, Rachel Shearn, Amanda Rose Simpson, Grace Sipla, Ashleigh Elizabeth Stevens, Presley Elizabeth Stewart, Cayden Donille Storm, Shelby Christine Taylor, Keana Tieken, Krystal Darnell Vanover, Lexi Ann Velazquez, April Lynn Weingart, Halli Grace Winkler, Haley Nicole Woomer, Kristel S. Wright

Nursing- Hallie Marie Attebury, Ashley Nicole Chapman, Jennifer Marie Clouse, Jessie Nicole Crask

Jordan Kristine Crawford, Kallie Drane*, Joni Mae Elmore, Tyler Lee Farris, Chantel Nicole Hamlin, Claire Elizabeth Heeke, Sydnie Clair Higdon, Briana Lynn Hudnall*, Jensen Nicole Kimmel, Kassidy Alexis Lynn Lafond, Laura Leonard, Stephany Jo Lynch, Jenna Annette McMillen, Sierra Elizabeth Minton, Priscilla Dawn Morris*, Kaitlyn Scarberry, Cynthia Marie Scherer, Veronica Sheaffer, Jessica Lynn Terry*, Hillary Elaine Thompson*, Carissa Anne Thrasher, Jennifer Autumn Weaver, Ashlyn Grace Wedding, Hannah Marie Whitsett

Surgical Technology- Jesenia Lizbeth Espinoza, Veronica Crissy McCarty, Jessica Shannon, Gabrielle Allissa Todd, Cassidy Hope Troutman

Tractor Trailer, CDLA I- Seth Michael Adams, Dustin Todd Bunch, Andrew Keith Burden, Daniel Elitzer, Cody Allan Embry, Jeffery L. Fuller, Wesley Horlander, Abdulkadir Abdi Jama, Jayden Micheal Lanham, Kenny Lucas, April Olinger, Austin Roby, Luis Rodriguez Lamberty, James Tatum Sloyan, Jason Stanley, Jeremiah Quintin Stewart, Nicolas Aaron Stillwell, Blake Webb, Dawit Yohannes

Veterinary Technology- Adrianna Rose Rogers

Welding Technology- Michael Scott Ballard, Maverick Dade Bevil, Isaac Walker Blue, Patrick L. Bolin, Emily Ann Campbell, Cayden Edwin Carter, Nicole Elaine Cooper, Adrian Micheal Crampton, Josh Tyler Crisp, Michael Alan Easter, James Gillstrap, Pablo Gonzalez, Robert Gregory Hayden, Tyshaun Herring, Jill Catherine Johnson, Austin W. King, Preston Lee King Jr., Leviticus Luck, Hayden Wesley Miller, Thomas Miller, Jade Leslie Claude Miniard, Landon Cole Payne, Javier Purdiman, Jaxson Andrew Raymond, Cristian Rodriguez, Edgar Rodriguez, Jenna Day Soderling, Rubiel A. Velazquez Chun, Javion Anthony Wilson